Chateau Valandraud 1999

WEINWISSER: "Mittleres Rubinrot. Vom Typ ein Klassiker: Toast, Leder, Zigarrenbox und Zedernholz in der Nase. Im Mund ein sanfter Riese: reife Frucht aus Maulbeeren, die Säure milde gestimmt, das Tannin seidig, schmeichelhafte Extraktsüsse, nachhaltig. Wirkt in sich harmonisch."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Tasted at the Valandraud vertical at the property, the 1999 Valandraud has a dark color and seems very youthful for its age. It is very concentrated and heady with copious dark cherry and blackcurrant fruit, a touch of camphor, crème de cassis and later, a hint of Japanese nori. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, rounded black fruit. It has a sweet core of black fruit tinged with charcoal, moderate acidity, quite caressing in mouth albeit missing the complexity that I was hoping for. Perhaps it will develop a little more personality with bottle age, as there is good substance here. Tasted December 2016."